Toxic Shock: A Social History

by Sharra L. Vostral

Book Overview

A history of Toxic Shock Syndrome

In 1978, doctors in Denver, Colorado observed several healthy children who suddenly and mysteriously developed a serious, life-threatening illness with no visible source. Their condition, which doctors dubbed 'toxic shock syndrome' (TSS) was rare, but observed with increasing frequency over the next few years in young women, and was soon learned to be associated with a bacterium and the use of high-absorbency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479815497
• ISBN13: 9781479815494
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"